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Posted by Laurel Conrad on April 09, 2014 1 Comment
Venezuela Update: Is the end of violence finally in sight after two months of deadly anti-government  protests? In February, I highlighted the Venezuela protests with depiction of protesters taking to the streets to fight against corruption in the government, high inflation, and a high murder rate. At least three people were confirmed to...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 08, 2014 11 Comments
As Ukrainian authorities cracked down on pro-Russia protesters Tuesday after recent unrest that escalated over the weekend, Russia issued a warning against the use of force and also alleged that a private U.S. military contractor is assisting Ukraine. From the LA Times: Ukrainian riot police...

Posted by New Neo on April 06, 2014 69 Comments
The people at Mozilla may yet live to regret their decision in cooperating with the forcing out of Brendan Eich. Apparently the internet giant has been getting a lot of negative reaction to its jettisoning of Eich for his contribution in support of California’s Proposition...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 04, 2014 13 Comments
The Associated Press reports today that one of its photographers was killed and a reporter wounded in Afghanistan while covering news just ahead of nationwide elections there. A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 02, 2014 6 Comments
To add to the chaos and unrest around the world, there is recently some disturbing news about the always tense relationship between North and South Korea. North and South Korea have exchanged fire into the sea across the disputed western sea border, South Korea says....

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 02, 2014 27 Comments
News on a closely watched campaign finance case today: From the Associated Press: The Supreme Court struck down limits Wednesday in federal law on the overall campaign contributions the biggest individual donors may make to candidates, political parties and political action committees. The justices said...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 02, 2014 7 Comments
Did you catch all the good April Fools’ Day posts on Tuesday? Here’s just a small sampling of some of what was floating around out there in case you missed them. Domino’s UK was “ridiculously excited to announce the launch of the #DominosEdibox, a world...

Posted by New Neo on April 01, 2014 22 Comments
You may be under the impression that Vermont and New Hampshire are similar, and it’s true. But in certain ways they couldn’t be more different. Yes, they’re both small, long, and thin, cold, and mountainous (Green vs. White). But Vermont is the most leftist state...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 01, 2014 21 Comments
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has apparently fallen even deeper into the #Kochspiracy black hole. From Politico: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid preemptively slammed the budget proposal Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will release Tuesday, calling it a document written to pander to the Koch brothers...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on March 30, 2014 3 Comments
Last night’s Saturday Night Live opening poked fun at the latest series of social networking efforts to push young people to sign up for Obamacare, which have included an appearance from President Obama on Zach Galifianakis’ web series ‘Between Two Ferns’, among other things. The...
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